Seed catalogs, Yorkshire pudding, DIY cranberry wreath

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Daily Newsletter for Wednesday, December 16, 2020



Wednesday, December 16, 2020
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Granny’s come to our house,
    And ho! my lawzy-daisy!
All the childern round the place
    Is ist a-runnin’ crazy!
Fetched a cake fer little Jake,
    And fetched a pie fer Nanny,
And fetched a pear fer all the pack
    That runs to kiss their Granny!
–James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916)

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